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Marines


SPMAGTF-SC 20

This page archives news and photos from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command in 2020. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement.

 

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From Jun to Dec 2020, SPMAGTF-SC 20, in coordination with Partner Nations and US Government entities, forward deploys to execute opportune maritime engagements, theater security cooperation, and foreign humanitarian assistance in the SOUTHCOM AOR to increase interoperability between U.S. and select partner naval forces, build a more lethal force, and increase PN ability to export security.  BPT support limited crisis response. 

 

PHOTO GALLERY

Weapons Company conducts Water Survival Annual Training

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, assist each other out of the pool during water survival qualification as part of their annual training during Exercise Heavy Metal 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 11, 2014. This portion of the course requires the Marines to enter the water wearing a vest, helmet and rifle then submerge themselves and remove all the equipment in a predetermined time limit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick)

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Photo by: Cpl. J. Gage Karwick |  VIRIN: 140811-M-BC491-025.JPG